The arrival process was very straightforward. I arrived at the apartment and was shown in by one of the owners friends, who gave me the keys. Todd then called around the next day to to see how I was settling in and was very friendly, giving advice on places to eat nearby.
I think the neighbourhood is really lovely here. It's down a quiet soi with a real flavour of old Bangkok and has good local street-food, and yet it's only a six minutes walk to the SamYan MRT station. At night, there was no street noise (it's on the top floor of a six floor house with an elevator), which made it nice and peaceful.
The apartment itself is great. It's very clean and recently refurbished, and a maid came around to clean and change towels every second day. It was also very good value for this area. It's also a very short walk to